Best Western Portland

... rate is great at the moment (1,15). So, overall, I got 5 books for $57, just a little over $10 each. Not bad! :-D I love Portland. The books I got were: a book on Matisse for $12, a book on the history of Japan for $8, another book on Japan for $13, ...

... you is in this guide. It is like a magazine but not, you can find it at Powells or ask around. Basic Tourist Attractions - Portland is definetly the town for Adults, 21 or older. There are over 25 craft breweries, meaning we make our own beer, so ...

... . Sia and Marc greeted us at the airport, while our friend Joan ensured that we will enjoy one of summer delights of Portland living: she picked and froze berries for our morning oatmeal this winter. The major shock of re-entry into the United States is ...

... there was snow covering the land and how serene that would be. The four of us stayed together in the lounge until we got to Portland where Trout, Buddha and got off and said bye to young Louis. Young because he was younger than me. The three of them ...

... 45 minutes away.  The 30 minute ferry ride would cost $4.85 and that included the bike.  It was pleasant and took us to western Washington.  Thru Port Angeles, around the north side of Mt. Olympus, near Neah Bay then on to Hwy 101, we would ...

... in the crisp air and listening to the simplicity of nature. We ate at a Dairy Queen, stole some second-hand wi-fi from a best western for the blog, and then left the town of Oakridge to meet up with the 5 north. With the vastness of Lowell resevoir to ...

... occasional waterfall, and lush green everywhere. What a long day though...we're all checked into the Best Western in Newburg (just outside Portland), completely wiped out and ready for bed. Goodnight to all! Tomorrow's agenda: finding the Pacific Ocean ...

... was great to catch up. Seeing old friends is one of the best parts of the trip.   Tonight, we went to downtown Portland for the "Rose Festival." There were rides and booths and a fireworks show. The boys brought some of their glow sticks and sold ...

... up to Seattle. Seattle - Sissy for looking after my car and the place to stay. Ben & Julia for the bed to sleep on. Portland - Billy and Teeter for giving me places to stay. Buenos Aires - Jacci for meeting up with me and giving me travel company. Rio ...

... a visit home. First stopped in L.A. and visited Tony then we went south of the border to visit Marcela. Surprised friends back in Portland with a visit and also saw the family there and in Seattle. Spent a couple weeks in Costa Rica, but unfortunately it ...

... My car insurance didn't go back into effect until the 7th so I was a bit stranded that first full day there. I drove down to Portland Dec 8 with no car problems. Can't be too sure with the car being idle for the last couple months and a year before ...

... the language, so he's going back home to the states. His son was actually doing research work at OHSU (med school in Portland) but just got a job with the FDA to work on the avian bird flu somehow. Our conversation was interrupted when we realized they ...

... . Cape Town, population 4 million is a proper city. Quite honestly, it reminded Ben and I of a cross between Portland, Oregon and San Francisco. The unfamiliar accent, shanty towns and the 42% unemployment reminded us we were definitely somewhere ...

... final round of the British Open. The bar was populated with mostly locals except for Val a 50 something school bus driver from Portland, Oregon, who when hearing my American accent when ordering a beer decided to sit next to me at the bar. After trading ...

... the city, the wooded hillsides Mount Tabor and Washington Park provide peaceful retreats with views of the surrounding mountains. Portland is a young and increasingly cosmopolitan city, which is liberal in its politics. It's also an enlightened city: ...

... seeing the ginormous trees. And we were amazed at how chilly it was under the canopy of the trees. We had to put sweatshirts on. We then continued our journey across the border into Oregon where we got to our motel in Brookings, Oregon (Best ...

... long, but we had food and drink choices included and the seats were big and comfortable. We could get used to this. We booked the Best Western for the first night solely because it had a swimming pool. It is semi-indoors (one end opened up to the outside) ...

... questioning, so that was nice. My hotel was absolutely off the hook, I didn’t even stay at the nicest place in town, just a Best western and for 85 USD I got a two-room suite fit for a Columbian drug lord. I’m not sure what the average ...